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Dunne's woes see party numbers leap

NZ City - ‎2 hours ago‎
United Future leader Peter Dunne says his party's de-registration and his resignation as a minister have unexpectedly cause the party's membership to jump.
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Sky viewers threaten boycott over loss of EPL

TVNZ - ‎4 hours ago‎
Disgruntled Sky subscribers are threatening to cancel their contracts after the pay-tv provider lost out on the rights to air English Premier League football matches in New Zealand.
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Turkey Protesters Face Criminal Charges as Silent Vigils Spread

Bloomberg - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Turkish police sent 94 demonstrators to the prosecutor's office to face charges of provoking violence during the recent unrest, as growing numbers adopted a silent form of protest inspired by the “standing man.
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Pakistan suicide blast kills at least 27 at funeral

ABC Online - ‎12 hours ago‎
A suicide bomber has targeted a funeral in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 27 people including a provincial lawmaker. Police say at least 50 others were wounded in the blast, which hit a crowd of hundreds of mourners in a village in the Khyber ...
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Al-Shabab Gunmen Attack UN Compound in Mogadishu

Voice of America - ‎13 minutes ago‎
Al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for what officials are calling a suicide bomb attack on a United Nations compound in the Somali capital.

Spaghetti-eating driver in fatal crash

Stuff.co.nz - ‎29 minutes ago‎
A German tourist crashed his car after being distracted as he was about to eat spaghetti, killing him and a Frenchman, a coroner has found.
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Warning to Britons in Brazil

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Riot police confronted more than 50,000 people marching through Sao Paulo yesterday, as frustration about poor public services, police violence and government corruption, spilled out onto the streets, while demonstrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro ...
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Pokie machine reforms unveiled by govt

NZ City - ‎2 hours ago‎
The government has unveiled pokie machine reforms, including returning more money to communities, after a Maori Party gambling bill was watered down.
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Race on for Christchurch mayoralty

Radio New Zealand - ‎1 hour ago‎
The race to win the Christchurch mayoralty is under way with Labour MP Lianne Dalziel announcing she wants the job. After months of speculation, the MP for Christchurch East and Labour's earthquakes spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that she ...
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Goff, Mallard in testy committee exchange

Stuff.co.nz - ‎7 hours ago‎
National MP Jacqui Dean has confirmed lodging a privileges complaint with Parliament's Speaker over the behaviour of two senior Labour MPs.
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Petrol burning case goes to trial

NZ City - ‎2 hours ago‎
The two men accused of murdering Shalvin Prasad by dousing him in petrol and setting him alight will go to trial next year. 19 June 2013.
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Kiwi dies of cold in Queensland

Stuff.co.nz - ‎4 hours ago‎
A New Zealand man has died while sleeping on the patio of a Queensland property in freezing temperatures. The 40-year-old, who is believed to be from the Wellington region, told his flatmates he planned to sleep outside the house in Clermont, a small town ...
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Bank law suit gets 4000 new members overnight

New Zealand Herald - ‎10 hours ago‎
Ivor De Menefy is one of 11,000 ANZ bank customers in a class action suit being taken by Auckland barrister Andrew Hooker. Photo / Dean Purcell.
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Current account deficit narrows

NZ City - ‎2 hours ago‎
Dairy exports and increased visitor spending has seen New Zealand's current account deficit narrow to $663m over three months.
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Greens swallow a dose of reality

New Zealand Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎
Greens co-leader was already establishing his credentials as a highly credible economic spokesman before coming up with the money-printing policy.
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Animal leg found in palm kernel shipment

TVNZ - ‎4 hours ago‎
A Bay of Plenty farmer has reported to Ministry of Primary Industries the discovery of an animal leg, approximately 18cm in length.
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2degrees secures $165m 4G funding

Techday NZ - ‎6 hours ago‎
2degrees has secured a $165m banking facility from the Bank of New Zealand, as the telco ramps up its efforts to bring 4G across the country.
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Orcon extends Genius internet voice calling service to iPhone, Android apps

National Business Review - ‎8 hours ago‎
Orcon has extended its Genius VoIP (internet calling) service to include new iPhone and Android apps. CEO Greg McAlister says the apps allow you to access your home line (and and your homeline calling rate) when you're on your cellphone.
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Facebook suffers global crash

TVNZ - ‎6 hours ago‎
People in Australia, US, New Zealand, South America and Europe have all reported that they were unable to login to Facebook, or "a website that uses Facebook Connect" for a short period of time.

Drive-in movies permanent for Queenstown

Southland Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
Drive-in movies at Queenstown's Remarkables Park have been so popular the company has decided to make it a more permanent feature.
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England Under-20s must be on top form - Henry Slade

BBC News - ‎9 minutes ago‎
Exeter fly-half Henry Slade says England Under-20s must be on top form if they are to win the Junior World Cup for the first time by beating Wales.
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Woman knocked out after attack at rural property

New Zealand Herald - ‎6 hours ago‎
A woman was knocked out after she disturbed two people on her Bay of Plenty property early today. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said the woman was investigating noises inside her home on a rural property about 1am when she disturbed two ...
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NASA Seeks Private-Sector Posse to Hunt Asteroids

Businessweek - ‎17 hours ago‎
Forget sentient glasses and self-driving cars, “asteroid transportation” may be the hottest thing in engineering. NASA summoned captains of industry to Washington this morning to pitch its plan to harness earthbound asteroids with spacecraft.
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World's poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World Bank

The Guardian - ‎3 hours ago‎
Millions of people around the world are likely to be pushed back into poverty because climate change is undermining economic development in poor countries, the World Bank has warned.
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Outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ashburton

Radio New Zealand - ‎2 hours ago‎
Health officials say people not washing their hands properly are contributing to an outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ashburton. The Canterbury town has had 11 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A, including four children aged under five years in the past four weeks.
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Northland joins chorus urging pertussis vaccination

New Zealand Doctor Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
Three quarters of notified whooping cough cases in Northland for babies under 12 months have ended up in hospital this year. Northland has had 93 notified cases this year, up to 10 June 2013.
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